Pajamas.



F. L. PRUYN.

'PAJAMAS. APPLICATION FILED AUG-3| I9l5- 1, 179,1 39 Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

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ATTORNEYS.

F L. PRUYN.

PAJAMAS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-3. 1915.

1, 1 79, 1 39. Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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IAJ'AMAS.

Application filed August a, 1915. Serial No. 4am.

I description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the-art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in pajamas; and it includes both a unitary pajama suit'and a pajama suit made up of two pieces separable from each other.

-In the common pajama suit, where the blouse or coat is worn outside the drawers at the waist line, the drawers are supported only by their draw-string or belt which requires to be more or less tightly drawn for this purpose, and which, when so drawn, presents a gathered and uneven surface. On the other hand, where the coat or blouse 1s worn inside the drawers so that .the latter are in part supported by the blouse, both garments are gathered by the draw-string,

giving a slmilar uneven surface. This ar 'rangement 1s alsounsightly in appearance and is further objectionable for this reason.

The novel pajama suit of the present invention'is so constructed that the above mentioned disadvantages are overcome. In addition, .the advantages of the ordinary pajama suit are retained, and further and important advantages, with added comfort, are also obtained. v

I will now proceed to describe my invention more in detail with particular reference to the embodiments thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which show two different types and constructions of pajama suits illustrative of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a front view of a union garment or umtary suit embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a view of the garment similar to that of Fig. 1, but with the parts differently arranged;'Fig. 3 is a view of a portion of the inside of the right hand side of the front ofthe garment; Fig. 4 is a similar view 'of the left hand side of the garment; Fig. 5 is ,afront inside view of the pajama blouse of a two-piece garment embodying the -in- Specification of Letters Patent.

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vention; and Fig. 6 is an end view of such two-piece suit embodying the invention.

Referring first to the form of suit illus& trated in Figs. 1 to 4, it will be seen that the pajama suit is made up of a blouse member 1 and drawers member 2, provided with the usual openings 3 and 4 at'the front. The

' garment is a union garment, with the coat orblouse' and drawers integrally attached to eachother, and with an outer depending apron portion of the blouse extending from the blouse above the waist-line to below the waist-line. A suitable belt or draw-string is indicated at 6, held in place by loops or other suitable means 9, but this belt can be removed and dispensed with if desired. It is arranged to be hidden by-the depending apron portion of the blouse- In the construction of Figs. 1 to 4, the outer depending apron portions of the blouse, insteadof be-- ing attached to the blouse, is made integral therewith, being formed by the lower portion of the blouse itself. In this case the drawers extend above the waist-line, as indicated at 5, and are stitched or otherwise permanently attached to the 'coat or' blouse, forminga continuation-thereof, and a onepiece garment therewith. The blouse is provided with buttons or other fastening means as usual, and the drawers are similarly provided with fastening means such as buttons and button holes which may extend as high as it is desired to button the drawers to-' gether.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, the pajama suit is of similar construction, but the blouse and drawers are separable and detachable from each other. Instead of making the drawers extend above the waist line and fastening them-integrally with'the blouse, the'blouse is shown as provided with an inner depending skirt or apron to which the drawers are buttoned by means of buttons and button holes 7 and 8, or other suitable fastening means. In this case theapron or skirt 5? may with advantage extend some distance below the waist-line and even below the blouse itself, while the lower portion of the blouse forms an outer depending apron portion similar to the corresponding apron portion of Figs. 1 to 4. Theusu'al draw-string supporting action by the draw-string is essential, and so that this draw-stringcan be left loose or omitted entirely. \Vhen retained, it enables the drawers to be tight ened to any desired extent which may be desirable for convenience or for comfort.

In addition to the advantages resulting from thus supporting the drawers from the blouse, the blouse itself has an outer depending apron portion which extends out-- side the drawers in the usual manner, and hides the upper portion of the drawers and the belt. In the construction of Fig. 6 it also hides the buttons and button holes by means of which the drawersare supported. The pajama suit accordingly, has the appearance of the usual pajama suit withthe blouse worn outside the drawers, and it has also the corresponding advantages, while in addition it has the advantages of a suit with the blouse worn inside the drawers, without, however, thedisadvantages incident to wearing the garment in this manner.

While, with two-piece pajama suits of the usual type, the garments frequently separate at the waist-line. thus often exposing the wearer to taking cold and other inconveniences, particularly in cold weather, the novel pajama suit of the present invention gives adequate protection, inasmuch as the wearer is protected witha double thickness of the garment, in the construction of Figs. 1 to 4, and with three thicknesses of the garment in the construction of Figs. 5 and 6. The wearer is thus protected where protection is often most desired, while by partly tightening the belt or draw-string the garment can be more closely held in place.

Provision is thus made for increasing the comfort and warmth of the garment in cold weather. and for loosening the garment when desired in warmer weather. It will,

of course, be understood that the material of which the pajama suit is constructed can be varied as desired.

The arrangement in the blouse and drawers according to the present invention, so that these garments overlap each other for a considerable distance, and so that they are directly attached to each other, results in added comfort to 'the wearer in that the distance above the waist-line to the bottom of the blouse, and belt-retainingmeans at the waist-line of the drawers. whereby a belt may be supported for gathering the drawers at the waist-line without gathering of the blouse, said belt-retaining means being arranged to be hidden by the depending portion of the blouse: substantially as described.

2. A pajama suit comprising blouse and drawers attached to each other, said blouse being provided with an outer depending apron portion extending from the blouse above the waist-line to below the waistline and provided with fastening means, and a draw-string or belt for tightening the drawers at the waist-line arranged to be hidden by the depending apron portion of the blouse: substantially as described.

3. A pajama suit comprising blouse and drawers integrally attached to each other and forming a one-piece union garment said blouse being provided with an oute depending apron portion extending from the blouse above the waist-line to below the waist-line and provided with fastening means: and a draw-string or belt for tightening the drawers at the waist-line arranged to be hidden by the depending apron portion of the blouse substantiallv a described.

4. A pajama suit comprising blouse and drawers attached to each other, the drawers being supported from the inside of the blouse above the waist-line,- and the blouse extending below the waist-line, and a drawstring or belt for tightening the drawers at the waist-line and arranged to be hidden by the overlapping portion of the blouse; substantially as described.

5. pajamasuit comprising blouse and drawers integrally united to each other, the drawers being attached to and supported by the inside of the blouse above the waist-line and the blouse extending below the waist,-

line, said drawers being provided with a draw-string or belt at the waist-line, arranged to be hidden by the overlapping portion of the blouse; substanti ally as descibed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANCIS L. PRUYN. 

